Tables and Figures in Statistics MCQs

Tables and Figures in Statistics MCQs

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1: Rare, extreme score that lies outside of the range of the majority of scores in a set of data is known as

A.   Outlier

B.   Frequency

C.   Observation

D.   None of these

2: ____ distribution table summarizing the number and percentage of participants for the different values of a variable.

A.   Outlier

B.   Frequency

C.   Observation

D.   None of these

3: Number of participants in a sample corresponding to a value of a variable is called

A.   Outlier

B.   Frequency

C.   Observation

D.   None of these

4: Grouped ____ distribution table that groups values of a variable into intervals and provides the frequency and percentage within each interval.

A.   Outlier

B.   Frequency

C.   Observation

D.   None of these

5: Values of a variable located halfway between the top of one interval and the bottom of the next interval is known as

A.   Real limits

B.   Real lower limit

C.   Real upper limit

D.   All of these

6: Smallest value of a variable in a particular interval of values is known as

A.   Real limits

B.   Real lower limit

C.   Real upper limit

D.   All of these

7: Largest value of a variable in a particular interval of values is known as

A.   Real limits

B.   Real lower limit

C.   Real upper limit

D.   All of these

8: Percentage of a sample at or below a particular value of a variable is cumulative frequency

A.   True

B.   False

9: ____ chart uses bars to represent the frequency or percentage of a sample corresponding to each value of a variable.

A.   Bar

B.   Pie

C.   Line

D.   Circle

10: _____ chart uses a circle divided into proportions to represent the percentage of the sample corresponding to each value of a variable.

A.   Bar

B.   Pie

C.   Line

D.   Circle

11: Figure that uses connected bars to represent the frequencies of values of a variable is ____

A.   Histogram

B.   Biogram

C.   Chartgram

D.   All of these

12: Frequency polygon is ____ graph that uses connected data points to represent the frequencies of values of a variable.

A.   Bar

B.   Pie

C.   Line

D.   Circle

13: Value or values of a variable that have the ____frequency in a set of data is called modality

A.   Lowest

B.   Highest

C.   Zero

D.   None of these

14: ____ Distribution where one value occurs with the greatest frequency.

A.   Unimodal

B.   Bimodal

C.   Multimodel

D.   All of these

15: _____ Distribution in which two values clearly distinct from each other have the greatest frequency.

A.   Unimodal

B.   Bimodal

C.   Multimodel

D.   All of these

16: _____ Distribution where more than two values have the greatest frequency.

A.   Unimodal

B.   Bimodal

C.   Multimodel

D.   All of these

17: How the frequencies of values of a variable change in relation to the most common or frequently occurring values is called

A.   Symmetry

B.   Frequency

C.   Asymmetry

D.   All of these

18: Distribution in which the frequencies change in a similar manner moving away in both directions from the most frequently occurring values is symmetric distribution

A.   True

B.   False

19: ASymmetric Distribution in which the frequencies change in a different manner moving away in both directions from the most frequently occurring values.

A.   True

B.   False

20: Positively skewed Distribution in which the higher frequencies are at the ____ end of the distribution, with the tail on the upper (right) end of the distribution

A.   Upper

B.   Lower

C.   Higher

D.   Lower

21: Negatively skewed Distribution in which the higher frequencies are at the ____ end of the distribution, with the tail on the lower (left) end of the distribution.

A.   Upper

B.   Lower

C.   Higher

D.   Lower

22: The amount of differences in a distribution of data for a variable is variability

A.   True

B.   False

23: ____ Distribution where much of the data are in a small number of values of a variable.

A.   Flat

B.   Peak

C.   Constant

D.   None of these

24: _____ Distribution where the data are spread evenly across the values of a variable.

A.   Flat

B.   Peak

C.   Constant

D.   None of these

25: Normally distributed variable is considered to be unimodal, symmetric, and neither peaked nor flat.

A.   True

B.   False

26: An outlier is ______.

A.   The highest score in a data set

B.   The lowest score in a data set

C.   An extreme score that lies outside of the range of the majority of scores in a data set

D.   A response of someone presumed to be fibbing

27: Which term best describes this data? 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10

A.   Unimodal

B.   Bimodal

C.   Multimodal

D.   Symmetrical

28: Which term best describes this data set? 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9

A.   Negatively skewed

B.   Positively skewed

C.   Symmetrical

D.   Normally distributed

29: In a grouped frequency distribution table, the intervals should be of equal size.

A.   True

B.   False

30: If data were summarized in a grouped frequency distribution table, based only on the information in the table, which of the following would you be able to calculate or determine?

A.   Mean of scores

B.   Mode of scores

C.   Number of scores in an interval

D.   Exact score of an individual participant

31: If a group of scores is normally distributed the distribution would be ______.

A.   Unimodal

B.   Asymmetrical

C.   Positively skewed

D.   A peaked distribution

32: Variables measured at the interval and ratio level are typically displayed using histograms.

A.   True

B.   False

33: Researchers examine data before analyzing it in order to ______.

A.   Draw conclusions

B.   Discard errors

C.   Gain initial sense of the data

D.   Eliminate outliers

34: A frequency distribution table may be used to identify outliers.

A.   True

B.   False

35: Variables measured at the nominal level are typically displayed using frequency polygons.

A.   True

B.   False

36: An instructor gives an exam on which scores can range from 0% to 100% but tells the class the number of students who scored between 0–33%, 34–66%, and 67–100%. This is most analogous (most similar) to ______.

A.   A frequency distribution table

B.   A grouped frequency distribution table

C.   A pie chart

D.   A histogram

37: A normally distributed variable is a bell-shaped distribution.

A.   True

B.   False

38: The term “normal distribution” places a value judgement on the variable.

A.   True

B.   False

39: Which term best describes this data set? 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6

A.   Unimodal

B.   Bimodal

C.   Flat

D.   Normally distributed

40: Which term best describes this data set? 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8, 8, 8, 8, 9

A.   Unimodal

B.   Bimodal

C.   Symmetrical

D.   Flat